Winchester College, GCSE 2004: 52.4% of 1,040 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

52.4%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

of 1,040 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 545 of 1,040 entries

The school’s figure: 52.4%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 545 · A 360 · B 105 · C 25 · D 3. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade band	Comparable figure (our calculation)	The school’s figure (as the school published it)	Original grades
GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 7 with the bottom of the old A.	87% of 1,040 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 87% of 1,040
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	52.4% of 1,040 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A of 1,040
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 4 with the bottom of the old C. At these schools it sits close to 100%, so it is not offered first in comparisons.	99.5% of 1,040 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,040
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	No figure	No combined figure from the school	—

How the figure is calculated

The number of entries at or above the band, across every exam system, divided by all the entries. We never average two percentages.

High grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–A 87% of 1,040 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 545 of 1,040 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,035 of 1,040 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,040 entries: Winchester College: GCSE results, 2004, A*-G · Winchester College, GCSE/IGCSE 2004: 52.4% of 1,040 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Winchester College, 2004, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 52.4% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 545 of 1,040 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:winchester_gcse:10, research:winchester:2004:isc-gcse-grade-distribution. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2004:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:winchester:2004:gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

High grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure held from a secondary source
High grades: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1040 (entries from research:winchester:2004:isc-gcse-grade-distribution (its counts reproduce every printed percentage))
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:winchester_gcse:10)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

public-source-53e85ac4bd20f8fe · The Times Top 500 · 2004 GCSE table · archived reproduction. We haven’t found a public copy online. Libraries with newspaper archives, such as the British Library, can help trace it. · secondary reproduction of the contemporary Times table; supplies the rounded 87.0% A*/A band only
WIN_ISC_GCSE_2004_RECOVERED · ISC GCSE results 2004 — Winchester College (school reference 1327) · Contemporary ISC results return preserved by the Internet Archive

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:14fc173519ec77dd54f3dccdaf55eaa16abb23e451fa6cc14e3efff3a465ae8b
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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